• With three jobs up for grabs on Canada's Olympic team, goaltender Mike Smithis building his case with a strong performance at the World Championships. How he plays in the medal round, which starts today, could tell the tale.

• Dave Bidini is covering the World Championships for the National Post. If you don't already make it a point to read everything he writes, start here.

• St. Louis GM Doug Armstrong describes his team's goaltending situation as "cloudy." That may be a polite way of saying that Jaro Halak's attitude problem is giving him more grief than the tender's spotty play. Who knows?

• Despite the league's reputation as junior hockey's poor relation, the QMJHL has a chance to claim a third straight Memorial Cup thanks to a powerhouse Halifax Mooseheads squad.